Monitoring and Evaluation for the Danube Basin

Contains all reports produced during this phase.
FileDevelopment of Indicators for Project Monitoring and Impact Evaluation
The United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF) is the main international donor to support implementation of the Convention for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River Basin. Support is provided in the frame of the regional Danube Project (DRP). The Council of the GEF wants to be informed on an annual basis by all projects, financed by GEF, on the performance of the projects. The Council considers Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) of project outputs and outcomes an indispensable tool for project management.
FileTesting of a selection of core indicators to monitor stress reduction, status and process for the danube project
The United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF) is the main international donor to support implementation of the Convention for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River Basin. Support is provided in the frame of the Danube Regional Project (DRP). The Council of the GEF wants to be informed on an annual basis by all projects, financed by GEF, on the performance of the projects.
FileReport on Support Activities for the DRP Component on Iron Gates Sediments Evaluation,provided by VITUKI
DRP’s Component 4.2 has the objective to assess the sediment quality in the Iron Gate Reservoir and to prepare initial recommendations for future protection of the Danube River and Black Sea. The project is an assessment of data and information on the Iron Gate sediments and is a step in identifying gaps in the available information.
FileIron Gates sediment Evaluation-Serbia
Sediment is identified as the largest contaminant of surface waters. Therefore, the understanding of sediment-bound pollutants requires an understanding of sediment transport and deposition. On the other hand, the pollution of sediment already deposited in a reservoir can be an indicator of the water quality during the reservoir’s lifetime.
FileIron Gates sediment Evaluation-Romania
This report presents the final report of the work performed by the Romania team from National Research and Development Institute for Environmental Protection - ICIM Bucharest, as part of the consortium designated for accomplishment of “Iron Gate Sediments Evaluation” project, within the UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project - the group of small contracts for services.
FileMonitoring assessments of nutrient retension capacities of riverine wetlands
River ecosystems control the transport of nutrients and organic matter from terrestrial sources, produce organic material within aquatic environments, degrade organic matter while transporting it downstream and carry the fingerprint of human activities.
FileMonitoring and Assessment of Nutrient Removal Capacities of Riverine Wetlands
This report summarises the activities and results from the first phase of activity of Output 4.3 of the UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project (DRP). It aims to contribute to Objective 4 of the DRP – Reinforcement of monitoring, evaluation and information systems to control transboundary pollution and to reduce nutrients and harmful substances .
FileIron Gates sediment Evaluation-Synthesis Report
DRP’s Component 4.2 has the objective to assess the sediment quality in the Iron Gate Reservoir and to prepare initial recommendations for future protection of the Danube River and Black Sea. The project is an assessment of data and information on the Iron Gate sediments and is a step in identifying gaps in the available information.
FileProvision of Technical Reports on Danube Nutrients
Main objective of the services carried out was to provide the UNDP/GEF DRP and the ICPDR Secretariat technically robust analyses of the nutrient state in the Danube River Basin and the Black Sea North West Shelf.
FileCost Effective Measure for Agricultural Nutrient Reduction Implemented by Concerted / Joint Action in the Danube River Basin
There is still increasing interest in the sustainability of nutrient management in the Danube Basin although recent reports and publications indicate ‘an improvement of the Black Sea environment due to the economic breakdown in the eastern countries and the consequent decrease of nutrient emissions (Lampert et al., 2004)’.
FileDanube study on pollution trading and corresponding economics instruments for nutrient reduction
This Study is part of the overall and comprehensive UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project (DRP), which started in December 2001, and which is scheduled for completion in December 2006.
FileRestoration of Katlabuh Lake - Danube Delta, Ukraine
Katlabuh lake is situated in Ukrainian Danube Delta, ten kilometers north-east from Izmail town. It occupies the territory of 68 square km, its average width is of 2 km, and maximum one is of 6 km. Katlabuh has steep cliff banks which that become gentle on the south descending to wetlands.
FileDemonstration site: Romanian Lower Danube Floodplain
The Danube River is one of the main rivers in Europe and the most important river in Romania. Therefore there are a lot of efforts to maintain its quality and even to improve it.
FileAgriculture & Danube Water Pollution Background
Hundreds of toxic chemicals are released into DRB waters with serious threats to the environment. And many toxins come from agriculture. This news was recently reported in the ‘Danube River Basin Analysis’, the first ever comprehensive analysis of the Danube environment and pressures impacting it. The Analysis was coordinated by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), the body mandated with implementing the Danube River Protection Convention.
FileWetlands Background
The fish’s impacts on Malom Lake were too much on top of earlier impacts. From the 1920s, landscaping and dredging to make way for new housing developments destroyed large areas of plant life. Waste cesspits were also dug that leached pollution into the groundwater and lake. Nutrient pollution increased but the ecosystem could handle it given the ability of the remaining lake plants to absorb pollution.
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